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Statement from HILLS on the death of George Feldstein
“Crestron Australia & New Zealand and Hills Limited wish to express our deepest sympathy following the sad death of Crestron’s Chairman and Founder, George Feldstein. After a brave battle with brain cancer over the past year, he passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family. Through the Crestron brand, George applied his vision and…
Read MoreThe Dalai Lama Presents 2014 Kalachakra Prayer with DPA Microphones
Earlier this year, His Holiness the Dalai Lama hosted Kalachakra, a religious event that takes place at various locations around the world every few years. With a now 79-year-old religious figure at the helm for the nearly two-week long Kalachakra 2014 prayer meeting, high importance was placed on finding a microphone that would project his…
Read MoreHills Rumor: Top Level Departure
Rumors emerged tonight of a VERY high level departure at Hills Limited, fresh on the news that Ken Dwyer left Audio Products Group (APG) last month. The latest departee is very close to the top. An email from Hills CEO Ted Pretty to staff this afternoon advised of the news. If correct, this can only…
Read MoreShow Technology celebrate in Perth
As Show Technology continue to celebrate their 20th anniversary, another important milestone was reached – a 10th birthday for their Perth branch! To commemorate this momentous occasion the entire Perth complex has been refurbished with new offices and showrooms, showing Show Technology’s confidence in the Perth market. Of course this deserved a party and an…
Read MoreFreedman slams Lewitt claims
Shhh … 0 dB (A) self noise. That’s what Lewitt claim for their LCT 550 microphone “The LCT 550 is about to appear on shelves around the globe. It’s currently the quietest large-diaphragm studio condenser microphone in the world, so its 0 dB (A) self-noise by electronics and circuitry offer more than enough to boast…
Read MoreX AIR – Behringer Changes the Game Again
10/21/2014 Los Angeles, CA – Building on the tremendous success of the Behringer X32 which has become the world’s best-selling digital console family, the company announced 4 revolutionary products that are being added to their digital mixer lineup. The wireless, remote-controllable X AIR Series ranges from 12 to 18-inputs, with all boasting award-winning Midas-designed mic…
Read MoreLighting up the Towers of Bolte Bridge
The ULA Group continues working closely with the leading Melbournian architects and lighting companies to light up the city’s iconic structures. After our successful re lighting of the iconic Melbourne ‘Red Sticks’, we were invited to head up supply and design another project managed by Transurban – illuminating the towers of Bolte Bridge. When the…
Read MoreBiamp Seeks Area Manager – UPDATED
UPDATED: A job advert currently listed on the Biamp USA website calls for an area manager for Australia and New Zealand. “Biamp Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional electronics for use in the installed audio market, based in Portland, Oregon, USA, is currently recruiting for a new Area Sales Manager for Australia and New Zealand”,…
Read MoreLab.gruppen launches update to iconic PLM Series
PLM+ is the brand new touring platform from Lab.gruppen, a platform that offers all of the unique performance characteristics, flexibility, and raw power of the 20000Q, but with twice the processing power, twice the throughput and a whole host of additional features and improvements designed to deliver real world benefits and make the life cycle…
Read MoreDepression takes AV guy
Sadly we report the death of Daniel Castelli in the early hours of Saturday morning, 18th of October 2014. Daniel was a much-loved member of the InSight Systems team and known to many through the Audio Visual industry. Daniel was a good man and though he appeared as fun loving guy, we now know that…
Read MoreQSC TouchMix is now shipping to Australia
Sneak previewed early in 2014, the eagerly awaited QSC TouchMix is now shipping to Australia. TouchMix combines the huge functionality of a powerful digital mixer in a pre-configured and easy to use package with touchscreen replacing the majority of controls. With this very powerful yet simple to use combination it is expected to find application…
Read MoreUnchartered waters for Hills as Dwyer departs
Ken Dwyer has left Audio Products Group, just three months after Hills acquired his business for a reported $15 million. In this month’s CX, Hills Chief Operating Officer Brad Newton spoke about the acquisition. (Read interview here) “With APG, our goal right now is – we’ve got a lot of integration work to complete with…
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